24 POUNDS OF CLASS-A
HEADPHONE-DRIVING
MUSCLE
THERE’S A REASON WHY
MUSICIANS LOVE TUBES
HIFIMAN
HP8 MkII Tube Headphone
Amplifier
EF6 Headphone Amplifier
HiFiMAN’s flagship headphone
amplifier operates like a premium,
pure Class-A component should. In
addition to an enormously powerful
output that will handle anything
you throw at it, the 24-pound EF6
boasts exquisite clarity, refinement,
speed, naturalism, and low-level
resolution. That’s what a handmade 24-step attenuator volume
control and tank-solid build quality
gets you. EF6 even doubles as a
formidable preamplifier!
ICON AUDIO
A miniature pure-valve highfidelity amplifier, HP8 MkII ensures
perfect matching to virtually any
headphone load. The first stage
gain uses a 12AX7 tube, renowned
for smoothness, detail, and fluidity.
It’s an ideal complement to the
6SN7, the finest hi-fi valve created.
This point-to-point hand-wired
beauty also connects to your
system in four ways and features a
beautiful copper-colored top.
“The sound is simply
beguiling....with all the
stereotypical benefits
of a single-ended
triode...”
—Inner Fidelity
$1,200
MADE IN USA
$1,599
MERIDIAN Prime Headphone
“...Well-suited for the home or the office, for headphones
or powered loudspeakers, and for digital or analog input.”
Amplifier/USB DAC
A reference product, Prime
redefines the emotional thrills
possible from music. Designed
and built in the U.K., Prime works
with headphones, tablets, and
hi-fi components. Computer
audio sources positively sing via
proprietary Meridian Resolution
Enhancement Technologies.
Prime’s Analogue Spatial
Processing creates expansive
soundstages akin to those
produced by loudspeakers. It
effortlessly drives nearly any
dynamic headphone you can buy.
Guaranteed.
—The Computer Audiophile
$1,999
ALSO AVAILABLE:
GERMAN PRECISION IN
ALUMINUM AND GLASS
SENNHEISER
HDVA 600
Headphone Amplifier
Designed and manufactured
in Germany, Sennheiser’s fully
balanced HDVA 600 is tailor-made
to match with its HD Series of
headphones—or any other high-end
‘phones you choose. Instilled with
symmetrical inputs and outputs
as well as an Alps quadruple
potentiometer volume control,
this sterling headphone amplifier
delivers pure sonic performance.
You can tell by its elegant
aluminum-and-glass housing and
solid-metal knobs that it looks like
a million bucks.
$1,599
Prime Power Supply $1,250
ALSO AVAILABLE:
HDVD 800 with built-in DAC
$1,999
PRO-JECT Head Box Headphone
Amplifiers
LEHMANNAUDIO
JOLIDA Glass FX Tube Headphone Amplifier
MUSIC HALL ph25.2 Headphone Amplifier
Rhinelander Headphone Amplifier
Looking to stay up past bedtime? The
Class-A Rhinelander will inspire late-night
listening sessions. Imbued with astounding
transparency and delicious detail, Rhinelander
includes rare features like a zero global
feedback output stage, double-sided audio
board, and audiophile voltage amplifier stage.
Tubes and headphones are a match made
in heaven. Glass FX’s warm sound and
spirit-lifting emotionalism will soothe even
the hardest-to-please listeners. Outfitted
with two 12AX7A vacuum tubes, an Alps
potentiometer, and bass and loudness
switches, it outputs a powerful 100mW—
enough to drive practically any ‘phones.
Featuring a long-lasting 6N16B tube stage,
ph25.2 has all the warmth and natural
tonality of tubes as well as the grip, low
noise, and extension of solid-state designs.
This combination creates a serious bargain
of a headphone amplifier that speaks to
both sides of the brain. Plus, two headphone
sockets mean you can listen with a loved one.
$529
$499 black, silver
$399
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Head Box headphone amplifiers
pack a mighty punch and contain
all t he fundamental properties
required for great personallistening experiences. As you go
up the line, the feature sets and
customizability increase. The
flagship Head Box RS even includes
a fully balanced tube input stage
and single-ended Class-A FET
output stage. See more information
on our Web site or call us to
discuss any of these fine options.
Head Box S
$149 black, silver
Head Box RS
$1,099 black, silver
Head Box DS
NOW $299 WAS $399
black, silver
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